Word: apprenticeships
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...been the operative head of the empire. At 69, he is about to retire, and it is perhaps symbolic that there is no Mellon in sight as his successor. Of his two sons, one is pursuing a career in oceanography. The other, though he is now serving an apprenticeship in the family bank, is only 26. Paul's only son is making a career in city planning. So, when Richard King Mellon finally steps down, the Mellon empire will, for the first-time in 98 years, be headed by someone with another name...
...French men and women came from what could be classified as the working class. Nor can the French worker reasonably hope that his offspring will inherit the chance for upward mobility that he was denied. For the vast majority of lower-class children, education ends at about 16, whereupon apprenticeship begins. Only 10% of French university students come from the working class, and many of those few fail to get through the maze of exams to the final degree so necessary for admission to the French Establishment...
...beginning to transfer leadership of the Herd to a group of executives who have been on the street only since World War II. The heir apparent for the top job has not only been grooming for it for at least a decade, but still has another two years of apprenticeship to go before he becomes chief executive...
...value and nature of bar examinations should be reassessed. The bar should consider developing alternative means to verify the competence of a new lawyer." Two possible ways: a set number of years of intern or apprenticeship, or simply automatic admission to the bar upon graduation from an accredited law school...
...openings for anything from a $64-a-week busboy to a $200-a-week accountant. Some offers are for temporary jobs, such as the recent call in Chicago for a $40-a-day bodyguard. Next, personnel managers and employment counselors discuss opportunities or show films on such subjects as apprenticeship programs and interview techniques. The kicker is of ten a success story - a former viewer tells how he got his job as a result of watching the program. Repeatedly during the broadcast, the phone number of the nearest state employment office is flashed on the screen...